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infinitive.

The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv//ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/
  1. The infinitive mood or mode (a grammatical mood).

  2. A non-finite verb form considered neutral with respect to inflection; depending on language variously found used with auxiliary verbs, in subordinate clauses, or acting as a gerund, and often as the dictionary form.

  3. A verbal noun formed from the infinitive of a verb.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive.

adj/ɪnˈfɪnɪtɪv//ɪnˈfɪnətɪv/
  1. Formed with the infinitive.

    not-comparable
  2. Unlimited; not bounded or restricted; undefined.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English infenitife (“without end, in perpetuity”), from Late Latin īnfīnītīvus (“unlimited, indefinite”), from Latin īnfīnītus (“unlimited, infinite”). By surface analysis, infinite + -ive.

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